Rugby

Meaning

Proper Noun

• town Warwickshire (county) England (constituent country), where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.
• local government district with borough status Warwickshire (county) with its headquarters in the town.
• city, county seat Pierce County (county) North Dakota (state) USA (country).

Origin

• From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi, from Old Norse býr) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh.